| Discipline | Psychiatry |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Sube Banerjee |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1986-present |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| 3.485 (2020) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Int. J. Geriatr. Psychiatry |
| Indexing | |
| CODEN | IJGPES |
| ISSN | 0885-6230 (print) 1099-1166 (web) |
| LCCN | 87644132 |
| OCLC no. | 609890091 |
| Links | |
The International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry is a peer-reviewed medical journal covering research in geriatric psychiatry.
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